04 September 2014

Treasure Chest Thursday: Feiga Garber and Max Buchman Marriage Certificate

Feiga or Feigela (as Fannie was lovingly called within the family) was my grandfather Jack's youngest sister. And, because the Garbers did not have many family get-togethers, Feigela, who in later life resided with her eldest daughter Anita not very far from where my family lived, was the only sibling of my grandfather with whom I was familiar. She and her brother Eddie were the youngest of my grandfather's siblings and the last to immigrate from Labun
New York County, New York, Certificate and Record of Marriage no. 26716 (10 October 1926), Max Buchman and Fannie Garber, Municipal Archives, New York.
Items shown in red text are items I will be discussing further below.

[1st page]
Groom: Max Buchman
Residence: 1419 Daly Ave., Bronx
Age: 24
Color: White
Single, Widowed or Divorced: Single
Occupation: Furrier
Birthplace: Russia
Father's Name: Abraham
Mother's Maiden Name: Anna Rosen
Number of Groom's Marriage: first

Bride: Fannie Garber
Residence: 232 Madison St., NYC
Age: 23
Color: White
Single, Widowed or Divorced: Single
Maiden Name, if a Widow: [blank]
Birthplace: Russia
Father's Name: Abraham
Mother's Maiden Name: Anna Morris
Number of Bride's Marriage: First
I hearby certify that the above-named groom and bride were joined in marriage by me, in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, at 23 Montgomery St, in the borough of New York, City of New York, this 10 of Oktober, 1926.

                                                        Signature of person performing the ceremony:
                                                                                   /s/ Rabbi Yaer Lerner
Witnesses         } Max Sepenfeld [?]             Official Station: 236 Madison St.
to the Marriage } Louis Myers                       Residence: 1950 Andrews Ave, NYC

[2nd page]
WE hereby certify that we are the Groom and Bride named in this Certificate, and that the information given therein is correct, to the best of our knowledge and belief.
                              /s/Max Buchman Groom
                              /s/Fannie Garber Bride  

Signed in the presence of  /s/Max Sepenfeld
and /s/Louis Myers


Feiga's mother Chane Mazewitsky Garber died in Labun and never set foot in the United States. As often happens, however, Feiga in this record, gave her late mother the Americanized surname that had been adopted by her mother's brother, Isidore Morris.

Rabbi Yaer Lerner had been Rabbi in Labun. He continued ministering to some of his congregation once he immigrated.

Witness Louis Myers was a relation by Isidore Morris' marriage. He was Isidore's brother-in-law (Isidore's wife Sarah's brother). He was actually not related to Feiga, but was also from Labun.

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